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  1. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    December, 2017
    Kenya

    The land question in Kenya has never been solved. Land is a pertinent source of livelihood, the problem has persisted and in a number of years caused chaos as people grow impatient. Over time, there have been complaints from various communities and recently, the past governments have sought to listen to the ailing communities. The National Land Policy and the National Land Commission characterize efforts to remedy the continued situation bedeviling the African communities.

  2. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    December, 1981
    Kenya

    This study attempts to provide a conceptual insight
    into the various accounting/legal problems and complications
    that arise in the subdivision and distribution of land to
    the shareholders by limited liability companies in Kenya.
    The highlighting of the various accounting and legal
    problems apart, the study also attempt's to provide
    prescriptive accounting treatments to the various
    problematic land subdivision and distribution circumstances.
    The paper starts by providing a chronological account

  3. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    December, 2016
    Kenya

    Land is in no doubt the most important asset in the lives of Kenyans. It is a factor of production which is core to the economic activities of this country. The advent of settlers and colonialism in East Africa placed land in a high level of importance than before. It is not a unique situation for Kenya. Wars have been fought world over with ownership of land and other resources associated with it being at the center of controversy.

  4. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    December, 2019
    Kenya

    Poverty is a critical problem in many parts of the world, especially in the developing countries. This has necessitated policy makers to have a keen interest in seeking ways of improving livelihoods and alleviating poverty. Agriculture remains a key sector for spurring growth, overcoming poverty, and creating employment opportunities in sub-Saharan Africa. However, in areas where land acreage is small, it has become difficult to carry out any profitable agricultural production as a means of livelihood sustenance.

  5. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    December, 2016
    Kenya

    Irregular and Illegal allocation of land is a major component of the land question is in Kenya.
    The land question is a major rhetoric as it is not one issue but a myriad of issues entrenched in
    archaic, pre colonial administrative methods and systems which led to lack of transparency and
    abuse of high held offices in the self interest of individuals as pertaining to land. The targets for
    fulfilling such self interests were public land and land that could not be acknowledged by law for

  6. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2019
    Kenya

    Global land acquisition and lease investments in developing countries by foreign companies have elicited a lot of controversy and interest in recent literature. Well-structured foreign land leases and investments might offer development benefits to the host countries including opportunities for employment, provision of capital for improvement of infrastructure and stabilization of food prices. However, most foreign land lease deals in Africa are often characterized by secret negotiations and lack of local stakeholder consultations.

  7. Library Resource
    Journal Articles & Books
    December, 2003
    Kenya

    In the semi-desert zone of North Horr, northern Kenya, soil salinity reaches toxic levels, with extensive salt crusts at the surface. Environmental groups are involved in tree and shrub planting trials with the objective of stabilizing sand dunes and rehabilitating land. However, the performance of the various indigenous and exotic tree and shrub species in rehabilitating these saline soils has not been examined. Therefore this study aimed at evaluating the performance of various exotic and indigenous tree and shrub species in rehabilitating saline soils in North Horr.

  8. Library Resource
    Reports & Research
    December, 2018
    Kenya

    The Thika Superhighway is perhaps the most massive infrastructural project in the East African region, save for perhaps the standard gauge railway (SGR) project. It was anticipated by the business community, leading to the change of use of land along it, manifested in the development of malls and housing estates. This land use change is continuing despite the road having been completed in February of the year 2012. The road was built with the aim of easing the traffic congestion problem, but traffic congestion persists.

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